Job Description

Are you looking for an exciting role to put forth your skills with the best of the best in the offroad industry?

Baja Designs/sPOD is located in San Marcos, CA and is well known for revolutionizing the off-road industry with leading lights along with precise power distribution systems.

Performance lighting solutions from Baja Designs have been at the forefront of off-road lighting for 30+ years. We specialize in LED light bars, LED auxiliary lights, the world’s first laser and auxiliary lights. In addition, our sPOD precision power distribution systems are created with top-tier 12V power control solutions for various applications, including camper vans, race trucks, industrial equipment, and agriculture. We have a solution for every rider, driver, and adventurist including ATV, Motorcycle, Adventure Bike, agricultural, marine and heavy equipment.

Off-road enthusiasts are encouraged to apply!

Why Work with Us?

The 6 Core Values at Baja Designs:

Respect: Everyone is a priority.

Accountability: Regardless of title, we are all responsible for our performance, words, and actions.

Personal + Professional Growth: Support each other’s individual growth so we grow as a team.

Teamwork: We contribute & collaborate in a positive manner.

Clear + Honest Communication: Our effective communication leads to our success.

Work/Life Balance: We work to live, not live to work.

Baja Designs Mission Statement

“We manufacture industry-leading solutions that inspire off-road and automotive enthusiasts alike to explore the unknown. We stay on the cutting edge through best-in-class performance, craftsmanship, consumer engagement, and providing meaningful solutions.”

Baja Designs is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Baja Designs recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.

What you can look forward to as a Baja Designs employee:

We offer competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance; employer-paid dental, vision, disability, life, and AD&D; 401K with a generous company match; tuition assistance; holiday, vacation and paid sick time; casual work environment, and much more!

Job duties include but are not limited to:

• Perform any and/or all aspects of mechanical design on new products and product redesigns including scope, CAD, manufacturing methods, coating methods, standards & compliance, quality control, instructions, and documentation.
• Create detailed SolidWorks drawings, using GD&T and good engineering principles, to facilitate timely and consistent manufacture of components and finished good products.
• Maintain and update component and assembly drawings ensuring that revisions are tracked accurately.
• Proactively revise and update existing engineering procedures, manufacturing drawings, packaging drawings, design documents, and other documents to suit current business needs.
• Validate designs and troubleshoot potential issues by reviewing with cross functional teams and using DRBFM, design reviews, and PFMEA.
• Assist engineering team in developing vehicle specific brackets, wiring, accessories, and lighting solutions.
• Create clear instructions for installation of kits for customers. Create work instructions for Production, Customer Support, Purchasing, Marketing and Sales departments.
• Resolve Purchasing pain-points by answering supplier questions about engineering drawings and documents (part finishes, tolerances, drafting, interferences, etc.). Modifying documents and maintaining revisions as needed.
• Proactively assist Production, Purchasing, Operations, and Toluca team through unexpected disruptions tied to product designs or alternate components that bring production to a halt.
• Proactively review and resolve hurdles brought forth through weekly review of Scrap, Repair, and Quality Logs.
• Design fixtures for contract manufacturers, assembly lines, and runner stations.

Requirements & Qualifications:

• Must be an automotive and lighting enthusiast.
• Some travel is required (~10%) to meet with clients, suppliers, tradeshows, and industry events.
• Willingness to occasionally work flexible hours (testing lights at night, support other departments, industry events/shows, meet deadlines, etc.) (~10%).
• (1-3) years of Mechanical Engineering work experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field of engineering.
• Design experience with SolidWorks.
• Strong organizational skills and familiarity with document control processes.
• A certain degree of creativity and latitude is required.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Must be able to follow verbal and written instructions while also being able to work with little to no supervision.
• Familiar with lean manufacturing and 5S principles and concepts.
• Familiar with die cast, injection molding, 3d printing, urethane/silicone molding, o-ring compression mold manufacturing.
• Material properties knowledge.
• Experience with CNC and machining processes.

What’s next?  

If you fit the qualifications, we’re looking for this opportunity, you’ll be contacted to schedule a phone interview to further discuss your expectations and goals you have!

To learn more about us, please visit our website at bajadesigns.com

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Pay: $70,000 to $90,000

Please note that some job postings are for sister companies within the Bestop Family of Brands... Baja Designs manufacture industry-leading solutions that inspire off road and automotive enthusiasts alike to explore the unknown. We stay on the cutting edge through best-in-class performance, craftsmanship, consumer engagement and providing meaningful solutions. For 30+ years Baja Designs has engineered revolutionary ways to stay at the forefront of automotive lighting. The first product developed was a Dual Sport kit that made a pure off road motorcycle minimally street legal. This intimate knowledge of motorcycle electrical capabilities led to a natural evolution to engineer the first HID motorcycle race light. Founder and engineer Alan Roach was an avid Baja 1000 motorcycle racer who was able to fine tune a motorcycle’s limited light optics to maximize rider comfort, speed and safety. As a result, BD lights have won every professional and amateur motorcycle and ATV Baja 1000 class for over 15 years. Moving forward to today, Baja Designs is on the forefront of lighting technology. Being mainly an aftermarket product we are able to adapt to the newest technologies in a matter of weeks instead of years. This has attracted the attention of everyone from the US Special Forces, foreign countries and some of the fastest racecar drivers in the world. We design the highest performing lights that will stand the test of time and through the harshest environments, so your light is there when you need it. California Applicant Privacy Policy:

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